Close-Coupled - Comparatively short from the last rib to the commencement of the hindquarters; occasionally used to characterize a comparative shortness from withers to hipbones.
Achondroplasia - Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a form of congenital dwarfism. A defect in most breeds and a requisite in others like Dachshunds and Basset Hounds.
Australian Terrier - A small dog of a breed originally bred in Australia, having a coarse blackish coat with tan markings.
Marcel Effect - Regular continuous waves (specified in the American Water Spaniel standard).
Gait - The pattern of footsteps at various rates of speed, each pattern distinguished by a particular rhythm and footfall.
Bitch - A female canine.
Season - The cyclical period in which a female dog becomes interested in mating and capable of becoming pregnant.
Alpha - Term used to describe the highest ranked or most dominant individual of one's sex. Used of social animals - the alpha female of the wolf pack..
Drop Ear - The ear leather folds over; not erect or prick ears.; Ear in which the leather is folded over to some degree.
Goose Step - Accentuated lift of the forelimbs.
Herding Group - Group of dogs bred to help shepherds and ranchers herd or work livestock.
Schipperke - A small stocky dog of a breed developed in Belgium, having dense long black fur and small pointed ears.
Walleye - An eye with a whitish iris; a blue eye, fisheye, pearl eye.
